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zeigs spud
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:38 pm

yeah i found a vid of a VERY nice flame thrower. and if anyone knows the name of that song tell me plz!! lol


p.s. it has one penu cannon lol

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never really try this....lol but it looks kool flame isn't till last 30 seconds or so....(down)
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:58 pm

.... .... .... .... wow .... .... .... .... I gotta make one of those. <drools>
I don't know the main song, but they made a great video with it.
The song where the guy is peeing is the theme song to The Price is Right
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:00 pm

lol yah i know it is awsome!! but i don't think he made it. but hellz gotta get one..lol the price is right...didn't realize that 1. :lol:
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:01 pm

Price is right song?
Please vote in my weekly poll for the project of the week!

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Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:06 pm

yes when the guy was peeing it was part of the price is right song.
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:10 pm

Helooo, Firestarter by The Prodigy.
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:14 pm

wow thats tight who made that vid. I want to see that cannon up close.
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:30 pm

damn i got beat to it but ya its The Prodigy and the song is Firestarter.
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:44 am

Looks like fun :D Wonder what they mean by shell....

We've got a guy at UKSGC who made one a while back :)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b281/ ... ersion.jpg

Petrol and CO2 gas
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:30 am

wow you could set just about anything on fire with that......btw what does that canister do when he puts it in???i dont get that part
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:43 am

My guess is that CO2 cannister is being used to compress a petrol tank on his back.

Its the safest way.
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:02 am

propane is just as safe and easiervto get and cheaper
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:21 am

But propane runs at a mere 90 psi.
co2 can last longer
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:29 am

Kenny_McCormic wrote:propane is just as safe and easiervto get and cheaper
So you'd say using propane as propellant for a flamethrower is as safe as using carbon dioxide....?

I'd say not. Particularly when the petrol runs out and all you're left with is a gas stream.
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:44 am

Hotwire is right... He uses the CO2 to compress the fuel. Propane is not safe, because it is flammable. You should use a non-flammable gas to compress/push the fuel. CO2, Nitrogen and Argon are commonly used.
Optimally, you have 3 tanks for a flamethrower: One for the pressurized gas (Carbon Dioxide, Argon, Nitrogen) and the others for the fuel(s). Often times the gas is placed between the two fuel tanks so the fuel cylinders drain at the same rate and the backpack does not get off-balanced.
The fuel can be petrol/automotive gas or deisel or a mix: 90% heating oil and 10% high octane gas... or whatever else you want to use. The mix can be thrown further and sticks to/burns the target better.
The guys in the vid probably used straight gasoline.
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